Nebraska football: Speedy receiver set to join Huskers this month

Woodyard is on his way Nebraska football.

Nebraska football fans were rightfully excited when speedy Junior College receiver Jaron Woodyard signed his letter of intent for the Huskers. Then they were rightfully nervous when his arrival on campus was delayed.

Over the last few months, there have been more than a few questions about whether the receiver was going to make it to campus at all. On Wednesday the answer to that question was “yes.”

Woodyard talked to 247Sports and told the site that he was set to enroll on May 22. Woodyard had signed his LOI in December but it turned out he had to finish up some coursework at Arizona Western before he could qualify.

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Now that he has, and has his enrollment date, the clouds surrounding Woodyard are officially lifting. The addition of the speedster is going to further add talent to a receiver corps that has plenty of talent to go around.

Playing alongside Husker teammate Greg Bell at Arizona Western, Woodyard caught 36 passes for 522 yards and six touchdowns despite the offense being geared around the star running back.

Throughout the recruiting process it seemed as though he and Bell were a tandem as they even took several visits to the same school together. That included a rather nervewracking visit to Tennessee.

The Cornhuskers had to be a little worried the Volunteers were going to steal the pair. It turned out the teammates couldn’t resist the siren call of Scott Frost and company.

Make no mistake about it, Woodyard was a jewel in Frost’s first recruiting class. He’s the kind of player that can stretch any defense.

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The one drawback to his career so far has been the fact that Jaron Woodyard had to miss the spring practice session. That means he’ll likely be a step or two behind his Nebraska football teammates when it comes to learning the offense. With his speed, he’ll catch up quickly.